Terry Fair has the most kick-return yards for the Lions in a game, with 244 yards versus the Packers on September 6, 1998.
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most kick returns yards by a lions player in a regular-season game| NAME | KR YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | KR | KR AVG | KR TD | PR | PR YDS | PR AVG | PR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Fair | 244 | 9/6/1998 | @ | 6 | 40.7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | D. Howard | 229 | 10/28/2001 | vs | 5 | 45.8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | D. Howard | 218 | 9/17/2000 | vs | 6 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | E. Drummond | 210 | 10/1/2006 | @ | 6 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | E. Drummond | 197 | 12/15/2002 | vs | 5 | 39.4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | S. Logan | 194 | 11/25/2010 | vs | 7 | 27.7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | E. Drummond | 192 | 9/26/2004 | vs | 7 | 27.4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | R. Swinton | 190 | 12/14/2003 | @ | 7 | 27.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | G. Milburn | 189 | 11/27/1997 | vs | 5 | 37.8 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | A. Cason | 188 | 11/22/2007 | vs | 6 | 31.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | E. Payton | 184 | 12/17/1977 | vs | 5 | 36.8 | 1 | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | E. Drummond | 182 | 10/17/2004 | vs | 6 | 30.3 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Howard | 182 | 12/23/2001 | @ | 8 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | A. Brown | 180 | 9/13/2009 | @ | 5 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | D. Williams | 178 | 11/8/2009 | @ | 8 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | E. Drummond | 178 | 12/22/2002 | @ | 6 | 29.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | M. Gray | 178 | 11/8/1992 | vs | 8 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | T. Watkins | 177 | 10/24/1965 | @ | 5 | 35.4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | T. Fair | 175 | 12/6/1998 | @ | 5 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | M. Gray | 174 | 10/23/1994 | vs | 4 | 43.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | D. Howard | 173 | 11/10/2002 | @ | 7 | 24.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | J. Ross | 172 | 12/8/2013 | @ | 4 | 43.0 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | M. Gray | 172 | 12/17/1994 | vs | 4 | 43.0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | J. Saylors | 170 | 11/2/2025 | vs | 6 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | L. Barney | 170 | 12/5/1971 | vs | 6 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |